English-Swedish translations for clockwork

• urverk
  – Herr talman, mina damer och herrar! Regelbundet som ett urverk gör vi högtflygande uttalanden och fördömer våldet i Mellanöstern.Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, as regular as clockwork, we make high-flown statements and condemn the violence in the Middle East.

Definition of clockwork

• A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device

Related words

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